Where does “fjendebillede” come from?

fjendebillede (Danish) comes from Danish fjende, from Old Norse fjándi, from Proto-Germanic fijandz, from Proto-Germanic fijāną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.

fjendebillede (Danish): an enemy image

Definitions

  1. an enemy image

Ancestry of “fjendebillede”, step by step

fjendebillede traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish fjende

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfjendeenemy, adversary, foe
2Old Norsefjándienemy; devil
3Proto-Germanicfijandzenemy, fiend
4Proto-Germanicfijānąto hate; to dislike
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt

via Danish billede

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbilledepicture, image; photo
2Old Danishbeletæ—
3Middle Low Germanbilede—
4Old Saxonbilithi—
5Proto-West Germanic*biliþilikeness, image
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fijāną →Every word from Proto-Germanic fijandz →